Principal Operations Analyst

Corden Pharma - A Full-Service CDMO

Principal Operations Analyst delivering data-driven insights that improve manufacturing performance. Focus on operations, planning, and finance to drive throughput and profitability at CordenPharma.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Principal Operations Analyst is a high-impact, cross-functional role responsible for delivering data-driven insights that improve manufacturing performance, program execution, and financial outcomes across both commercial production and development pipelines.
This role sits at the intersection of Operations, Planning, Program Management, Quality, and Finance, translating complex operational data into actionable intelligence that drives throughput, yield, and profitability.
Maintain KPIs and dashboards for batch success rates, yield variance, cycle times and capacity utilization
Analyze batch-level performance to understand and report production and cost variances, with clearly quantified drivers
Partner with Manufacturing and MSAT to support continuous improvement initiatives, Tech transfer performance and financial impact of production deviations
Provide Site Leadership Team with real-time operational insights to support Tier meetings
Support development program tracking across all phases: Timeline adherence vs. plan, Resource utilization (lab capacity, scientist allocation), Cost-to-complete and burn rate
Build analytics around: Scale-up success rates, Process robustness indicators
Partner with Program Management to identify risks to milestones and deliverables
Translate operations into financial outcomes (Cost per batch / per Kg; Yield impact on margins; Absorption and utilization metrics)
Support Product profitability analysis and Standard vs. actual cost variance analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Biochemical, Industrial), Operations Research, Data Analytics, or related field.
Advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred
Five years of progressive experience in Operations Analytics within a GMP-regulated environment (CDMO/Pharma preferred)
Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end analytics frameworks (e.g., batch-level profitability, yield analysis, throughput optimization)
Proven ability to translate operational data into actionable insights tied to revenue, EBITDA, and working capital
Hands-on experience with SIOP, capacity planning, and production scheduling analytics
Strong understanding of Cost Accounting in manufacturing environments (standard costing, variance analysis, absorption)
Experience supporting executive-level reporting (MBR, board materials, KPI dashboards)

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching - Corden Pharma will contribute 100% of the first 6% - 100% vested after 2 years of service
Accident Plan
Critical Illness Insurance
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Insurance PPO/HSA
Hospital Indemnity Plan
ID Theft Protection
Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Wellness Program
Vacation – Three Weeks 1st Year
Vision Insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analyticsoperations analyticscost accountingvariance analysisthroughput optimizationyield analysiscapacity planningproduction schedulingbatch-level profitabilityfinancial analysis

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingleadershipownershipinsight generationrisk identificationcontinuous improvementstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringMBAMS in related field